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. 2020 Apr 4;11(4):461–473. doi: 10.1007/s12687-020-00462-8

Table 5.

Significant correlations between RAND components and MAIN-A questions

MAIN-A Question RAND component Correlation coefficient p value
Q1 Attitude towards uncertainty Physical role limitations − 0.26 0.013
Q1 Attitude towards uncertainty Energy/fatigue − 0.33 0.001
Q1 Attitude towards uncertainty Emotional well-being − 0.38 0.000
Q1 Attitude towards uncertainty Social functioning − 0.28 0.006
Q1 Attitude towards uncertainty General health − 0.33 0.001
Q5 Concern towards the knowledge of genetic risk factors Emotional role limitations − 0.33 0.006
Q5 Concern towards the knowledge of genetic risk factors Emotional well-being − 0.23 0.031
Q6 Influence of genetic risk factors on work life and financial decisions Physical functioning 0.34 0.004
Q6 Influence of genetic risk factors on work life and financial decisions Emotional well-being − 0.36 0.002

RAND components are subscores of RAND-36 survey measure and MAIN-A refers to our own survey for adult patients